ALI FAZAL

Jury Member

Ali Fazal is an accomplished actor born in India. He began his artistic career with notable roles in the successful Bollywood film 3 Idiots (2009), Fukrey (2013), and Fukrey Returns (2017). He also appeared in the IFC series Bollywood Hero (2009). Fazal made his American debut in 2015 when he appeared in Furious 7, the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise. Fazal caught the attention of the global audience after starring as the titular character in Victoria & Abdul (2017). The film screened at the Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, going on to earn Golden Globe, SAG, and Academy Award nominations. Fazal also earned a Variety 10 Actors to Watch honor. In 2020, he starred in Disney’s Death on the Nile by Kenneth Branagh. Fazal currently stars in the popular Amazon series Mirzapur, which premiered in late 2018.

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